wit's (noun)
1wit-cracker — noun obsolete : one who makes wisecracks * * * witˈ cracker noun Someone who makes witty remarks in a crisp style • • • Main Entry: ↑wit …
2wit-monger — witˈ monger noun A poor would be wit • • • Main Entry: ↑wit …
3wit-snapper — witˈ snapper noun (Shakespeare) Someone who affects wit or repartee • • • Main Entry: ↑wit …
4wit — Both the noun wit [OE] and the verb [OE] go back ultimately to the Indo European base *woid , *weid , *wid . This originally meant ‘see’, in which sense it has given English visible, vision, etc, but it developed metaphorically to ‘know’, and it… …
5wit — Both the noun wit [OE] and the verb [OE] go back ultimately to the Indo European base *woid , *weid , *wid . This originally meant ‘see’, in which sense it has given English visible, vision, etc, but it developed metaphorically to ‘know’, and it… …
6wit — noun 1 clever use of words ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ quick, ready ▪ acerbic, barbed, biting, caustic, dry …
7wit — [ wıt ] noun * 1. ) singular or uncount the ability to use words in a clever way to make people laugh: He is a man of great wit, sensitivity, and passion. a dry/biting/acerbic/caustic wit (=the tendency to say clever and slightly cruel things):… …
8wit — noun 1 AMUSING (U) the ability to say things that are clever and amusing: a woman of great wit and charm | quick/dry/sharp wit: His sharp wit had them all smiling. 2 AMUSING PERSON (C) someone who is able to say clever and funny things: Oscar… …
9wit — noun 1) (wits) he needed all his wits to escape Syn: intelligence, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, canniness, sense, common sense, wisdom, sagacity, judgment, acumen, insight; brains, mind; informal …
10wit´less|ness — wit|less «WIHT lihs», adjective. 1. lacking sense; stupid; foolish: »a witless person, a witless remark. Crossing the street without looking in both directions is a witless thing to do. SYNONYM(S): brainless. 2. not knowing; unaware: »to be… …